Bergen Catholic outlasted rival Don Bosco Prep to earn a 32-24 victory in the NJSIAA North Jersey, Non-Public A final last night in front of a packed house in Oradell.

The outcome was not decided until the 182-pound match, the last of the night and Don Bosco, trailing by two, forfeited to 2012 state champion Johnny Sebastian to give the Oradell school a second straight title.

"I am very proud of the way we wrestled tonight," Bergen Catholic coach Dave Bell said. "We talked in the beginning of the season about this situation and we knew we had to come out hard. We had a feeling that Don Bosco might throw us a curve ball with their lineup, so we had no choice but to keep our composure and battle through. Our kids didn't quit tonight."

Don Bosco threw a little more than a curve, bumping its lineup around to try to create favorable match-ups. The bump included moving 106-pounder Kyle Bierdumpfel, 120-pounder Sam Cali and 170-pounder Luke Farinaro.

Bierdumpfel, ranked No. 2 in the state at 106 pounds, bumped away from top-ranked Nick Suriano and up to No. 7-ranked Tyler Casameni, whom he defeated, 4-1. Cali weighed in at 126 pounds to avoid losing his 120-pound certification and wrestled Bergen Catholic's J.P. Acolese. Despite being on the defensive for the second half of the match, Cali won, 2-1.

Farinaro was in the third-to-last match of the night. Needing a pin, he picked up a 11-3 major decision over Bergen Catholic's Zach Spira.

Freshman sensation Kevin Mulligan put the match away just a bout later by defeating Tristian Hollenbaugh, 5-4, at 170 pounds.

"It wasn't just the guys who were supposed to win," Bell said. "Danny DeLorenzi (145) was on his back for almost the whole first period. Not only does he fight off of his back, but he gets a takedown with 10 seconds left in the match to avoid giving up bonus points. Efforts like that are why we won tonight."

The teams met on Jan. 30 and Bergen Catholic won, 26-24. This time, Bergen Catholic avoided giving up bonus points and won by a slightly larger margin.

Bergen Catholic advances to the Non-Public A group final to meet Christian Brothers Academy, a 45-23 winner over St. Augustine in the South Jersey final, tomorrow at 3:30 p.m. at Pine Belt Arena in Toms River. A victory would give Bergen Catholic its seventh state championship and fourth since Bell became head coach in 1998.